Allison here: I thought I’d be able to blog last week from RT … no such luck! I worked on revisions, had panels, and also lots of fun. I’ll wrap up some interesting tidbits here on Thursday … Until then, please welcome MSW Guest Blogger John Clement!
Blaize Clement 1934-2011
Before she passed away in 2011, my mother, Blaize Clement, asked me to take over her series of mysteries about a sleuthing pet-sitter named Dixie Hemingway. Dixie has an uncanny ability to understand the thoughts and needs of her animal clients, a talent rivaled only by her propensity for discovering dead bodies on a regular basis. Writing about the dark underbelly of fear has been an eye-opening journey for me, equal parts amazing and surreal, especially considering what a lightweight I am when it comes to murder and mayhem. (I’m one of those people who hide their faces in the movie theater during the scary bits.) But this week will be exactly three years since my mother gently nudged me into the world of suspense and mystery, so it’s got me thinking about my first exposure to the thrill of the Thriller…
